Former Penn State Greater Allegheny women’s basketball player Taylor Fulton has joined the campus’ women's basketball staff as head coach for 2015. She earned her bachelors of science psychology from Penn State in May 2013. Fulton was a first-year assistant coach for the Greater Allegheny Lions 2014-15 season.

Two former Penn State women’s soccer players are advancing to the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup final, helping the United States to reach Sunday’s final against Japan at 7 p.m. ET in Vancouver. Ali Krieger ’06 and Alyssa Naeher ’09 helped the U.S. to advance to the final with the team’s 2-0 win over Germany, the tournament’s top seed, in Tuesday’s semifinal.

Penn State women's volleyball's Micha Hancock (Edmond, Okla.) has been nominated for a 2015 ESPY award, presented by ESPN. Hancock is on the ballot for Best Female Collegiate Athlete for the second consecutive year. Following a nationwide vote, the winners of each category will be revealed at the 2015 ESPYS, which air live on ESPN July 15.

Penn State women's soccer senior Raquel Rodriguez started in the midfield for Costa Rica's FIFA Women's World Cup debut on Tuesday. But in a 1-1 tie against fellow World Cup debutants Spain, Rodriguez also made Penn State history by becoming the first Nittany Lion to score in a World Cup, and earned LYG Player of the Match honors.

The Penn State women's golf team unveiled its 2015-16 schedule June 3. The squad opens the season with its only home tournament of the year, the Nittany Lion Invitational, on Saturday, Sept. 5 and Sunday, Sept. 6 at the Penn State Blue Course.

Recently graduated Penn State field hockey player Laura Gebhart (Mount Joy, Pa.) was elected to the 2015 Capital One Academic All-America Division I Women’s At-Large First Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), it was announced Thursday morning.

With a vote in Iowa City on June 4, 1990, Penn State was officially accepted as a member of the Big Ten Conference. Twenty-five years have passed in a partnership that allowed both the University and conference to reach unprecedented heights on the field and in the classroom.

On the opening day of the NCAA East Preliminary Round, a pair of Nittany Lions advanced to the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Glen Burkhardt (Kennett Square, Pa.) closed out the day with a heart-stopping performance in the 10,000-meter run, while Rachel Fatherly (Williamsport, Pa.) placed second in the women's shot put.

Penn State women's soccer rising senior and 2015 team captain Raquel Rodriguez (San Jose, Costa Rica) has been named to the Costa Rican Women's National Team roster for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup this summer in Canada.

Head coach Charlene Morett announced yet another challenging schedule for the Penn State field hockey team, as the Nittany Lions are slated to take on seven top-20 teams and four NCAA tournament teams from last season.